Frontier Welcomes Support from Association of Flight Attendants for Spirit Transaction
Frontier Group Holdings, Inc., parent company of Frontier Airlines, Inc., is pleased with the support received from the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (“AFA”) for the pending transaction with Spirit Airlines under which the companies will combine to create America’s most competitive ultra-low fare airline. In a separate press release, the AFA, which represents Frontier and Spirit Flight Attendants, announced that it has reached an agreement with Frontier for a Merger Transition Agreement with job, seniority, and contract protections affirmed for Spirit and Frontier Flight Attendants. The agreement was unanimously approved by the directly elected Flight Attendant AFA-CWA leaders at each respective airline.
“We are grateful to the AFA for its support of Frontier’s pending transaction with Spirit," said Barry Biffle, President and CEO of Frontier. “We have the greatest Flight Attendants in the world and are pleased that the AFA recognizes the value this transaction will create for them and all of our stakeholders. Through our combination with Spirit, we expect to add 10,000 direct jobs and thousands of additional jobs at the companies’ business partners by 2026. Given the growth of the combined company, it is expected that all current team members will have an opportunity to be a part of the combined airline. Team members of the combined airline also will have better career opportunities and more stability as part of the most competitive ultra-low fare airline in the United States.”
Biffle concluded, “Together, we will be even more competitive and will be positioned to deliver on the substantial consumer benefits of this combination, including $1 billion in annual savings and even more ultra-low fares to people in more places. With Spirit, we will create a true nationwide ultra-low fare competitor against the dominant ‘Big Four’ airlines and other high-cost airlines like JetBlue. We appreciate all of our Flight Attendants for their hard work and commitment, especially over the past few unprecedented years. We are excited about what this combination means for our team members as well as consumers, the communities we serve and shareholders.”
